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"He sang it to me and I thought it was beautiful. But he was emphatic: 'No, this isn't what we do!'" The story of the classic song Red Hot Chili Peppers didn't want to record and its unexpected impact on Middle America

People thought the Red Hot Chili Peppers were just zany frat boys who sang about sex and partying – until they released a gentle and heartfelt ballad about heroin

Louder

“He said the first guitar was an accident of God. By the fifth one he said, ‘OK, you’re a guitar maker’”: Carlos Santana was one of Paul Reed Smith’s earliest champions – but he thought his first guitars were too good to be true

Smith looks back on his early partnership with Santana in Guitar Center CEO's new 'Inside the Noise with Gabe Dalporto' podcast

Guitar World

Fight songs still ring true as college football tradition in face of ever-changing changes in sport

College football fight songs have stood the test of time, remaining a nostalgic part of the game

The Independent UK

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Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith honors Midwest roots with U. of Michigan music scholarship

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith is gifting a need-based music scholarship to the University of Michigan

The Independent UK

"I think her name is Anika": Geddy Lee was telling people about Rush's new drummer two years ago

Geddy Lee has also revealed how German drummer Anika Nilles became Rush's choice for their first live shows in more than a decade

Louder

“I was playing a U2 song, and I hear drums behind me. I turn around and it was him. He and I jammed without speaking for 30 minutes”: Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt on the pop star who helped kickstart his production career

Watt is now a first-call producer for the biggest names in music, including the Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Elton John, Iggy Pop and Lady Gaga

Guitar World

Rob Reiner reveals hilarious Spinal Tap line that Paul McCartney came up with

Beatles singers appears in film alongside fellow guest stars Elton John, Lars Ulrich, Questlove and Chad Smith

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"Grohl's randomised fills and relentless single strokes at the end of the song makes this one of his greatest drum performances on record": Listen to 11 isolated drum tracks from rock's drumming legends

Led Zeppelin, Rush, The Beatles, Slipknot, The Police, and more

MusicRadar

“Who wants to tell him?”: The busking drummer who unknowingly performed a Chili Peppers song in front of Chad Smith

Busker performs RHCP song in front of an audience of one: Chad Smith

MusicRadar

“I said, ‘It’s really beautiful – why would you say it’s not for the Chili Peppers?’ And he said, ‘That’s not what we do’”: How the Red Hot Chili Peppers broke new ground to create their life-changing hit

One of the greatest rock ballads ever recorded

MusicRadar

"It's not until Ozzy's actually there, thanking fans and getting tearful, that it sinks in." Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show

Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out

Metal Hammer

Every guitar hero, special guest and all-star cover from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s epic Back to the Beginning farewell show

Jake E. Lee, Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt were among the six-string royalty joining the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira for the nine-hour celebration

Guitar World

Here's every single special guest and song played from Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show

Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira amongst a cast of superstar guests as Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath play live for the last time

Metal Hammer

19 celebrity lookalikes who have addressed their uncanny resemblance

You’ll be seeing double with these striking celebrity lookalikes

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“When the Ozzy thing came around I was so excited, but also doubting myself. Duff McKagan and Chad Smith were like, ‘You can do it. It's everything you love’”: From Pearl Jam to the Stones, the stars have aligned for Andrew Watt – but he owes it to Ozzy

The producer and guitarist explains how ’Sabbath and Ozzy were there for the beginning of his journey – and why he’ll to be there for the end of theirs

MusicRadar

Chad Smith just destroyed the Wu-Tang Clan in his latest drum tuition video

Taking to the studio for Drumeo, Smith has just given an old favourite a through beating up

TechRadar

You need to be careful when buying new vinyl – the digital music loudness war can mean they sound worse than second-hand records

For vinyl buyers, some remasters can be a downgrade, not an upgrade

Louder

“I’ve gone from having the greatest time of my life, to wanting to kill myself.” An audience with a tired, homesick, and somewhat irritable Red Hot Chili Peppers on the final night of their One Hot Minute world tour

In the summer of 1996, rumours spread that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were going to break up following the conclusion of their One Hot Minute world tour. I was sent to the tour's final show to find out the truth

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“It felt like there were dark times hanging over this album”: How hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot restarted the party on their second album, III

Chickenfoot’s second album, III, picked up where their debut left off

MusicRadar

“American Idol - just the worst. Take risks. Go and play in a pub”: Elton John has a blueprint for musicians who want to establish themselves and have a long career - and it doesn’t involve TV talent shows

“Just keep trying to play live,” he says. “That’s the way you improve as a musician and a songwriter”

MusicRadar

“Dude, I'm just trying to make the song as best as it can be! You’re so impatient!": Studio footage shows producer Andrew Watt berating Elton John during the recording of his new album Who Believes In Angels?, a collaboration with Brandi Carlile

The record also features lyricist Bernie Taupin and former Red Hot Chili Peppers colleagues Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer

Louder

"I was exhausted, I had a lot of doubt, and I was a nightmare": Elton John announces collaborative album with Brandi Carlile

Who Believes in Angels? features contributions from Chad Smith, Pino Palladino and Josh Klinghoffer

The Guardian - AU

Tony Armstrong: ‘Feral cat tasted like the most delicious rotisserie chicken I’ve ever had’

The television host and former AFL player on his biggest fashion crime to date, Tom Cruise’s ‘undeniably good’ movies and why he loves it when live TV goes wrong

MusicRadar

“Who wants to tell him?”: Busking drummer unknowingly performs Chili Peppers song in front of Chad Smith

Busker performs RHCP song in front of an audience of one: Chad Smith

MusicRadar

“It’s going to get really loud, ready? Beat it!”: Chad Smith showcases drum prowess in new home studio

The PreSonus-built studio has been kitted out to allow Smith to practice and record simultaneously

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